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Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are. | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
Tonight's headlines: Tolls are necessary to pay off the debt | :00:00. | :00:07. | |
The Welsh Secretary on why they aren't being scrapped completely. | :00:08. | :00:12. | |
And people forced to leave their homes after a major water pipe | :00:13. | :00:15. | |
bursts, causing flooding in a Powys village. | :00:16. | :00:32. | |
There are renewed calls to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls tonight | :00:33. | :00:37. | |
as the UK Government unveiled their plans | :00:38. | :00:39. | |
Most drivers will pay ?3 once the bridges go back to public | :00:40. | :00:45. | |
The Welsh Secretary says the tolls need to continue to pay | :00:46. | :00:50. | |
off the remaining debt, maintain the road surface | :00:51. | :00:52. | |
and introduce a number plate recognition system. | :00:53. | :00:55. | |
Here's our political reporter Bethan Lewis. | :00:56. | :00:57. | |
For decades motorists have had to think hard about the cost | :00:58. | :01:00. | |
of travelling between South Wales and the south-west of England. | :01:01. | :01:05. | |
For those who use the Severn Bridges, today's announcement | :01:06. | :01:07. | |
is likely to significantly reduce the burden of the tolls. | :01:08. | :01:12. | |
At the moment the bridges are run by a private company but when most | :01:13. | :01:15. | |
of the cost of building the bridges is covered they will be transferred | :01:16. | :01:18. | |
That's likely to happen later this year or early next year and soon | :01:19. | :01:24. | |
after that there is due to be a big cut to the tolls. | :01:25. | :01:27. | |
The charge for people with vans and small buses is ?13.40. | :01:28. | :01:38. | |
And the money is only collected on one leg of the journey. | :01:39. | :01:42. | |
The plan is for the toll to drop to ?3 for these types of vehicles. | :01:43. | :01:46. | |
Eventually that could end up being ?1.50 each way. | :01:47. | :01:50. | |
The charge for lorries and coaches will halve from ?20 to ?10. | :01:51. | :01:53. | |
But the Welsh Government wants them scrapped and though the reduction | :01:54. | :02:00. | |
is welcome news for businesses, of course many would want to see | :02:01. | :02:03. | |
I welcome the cut in the tolls but actually it would be good to see | :02:04. | :02:10. | |
a further cut in the tolls to at least the level | :02:11. | :02:12. | |
which represents the maintenance of the bridges and if you take it | :02:13. | :02:15. | |
down to that low-level then the administrative burden | :02:16. | :02:17. | |
is so great that why don't you just take the toll away completely? | :02:18. | :02:21. | |
But launching the plan this morning the Welsh Secretary says | :02:22. | :02:24. | |
We are reducing the tolls, repaying the debt, but also | :02:25. | :02:29. | |
establishing a sum of money that will allow for renovation but also | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
allow us to maintain the bridge in tiptop condition. | :02:33. | :02:37. | |
The UK Government anticipates that reducing the tolls will increase | :02:38. | :02:39. | |
traffic flow by 17%, but changing the way we pay | :02:40. | :02:41. | |
could help address logjams at the booths they say. | :02:42. | :02:47. | |
They are considering changing the system so you don't | :02:48. | :02:49. | |
A number plate recognition system would allow people to pay in advance | :02:50. | :02:55. | |
But that could be expensive and effect the level of tolls. | :02:56. | :03:01. | |
Caldicot is in the shadow of the second Severn Crossing. | :03:02. | :03:05. | |
People they're welcome to lower charges. | :03:06. | :03:08. | |
We go over to Bristol and it costs a fortune to come back. | :03:09. | :03:11. | |
Many people from over there probably don't even come this side. | :03:12. | :03:13. | |
So it's going to be great for us and bring something | :03:14. | :03:16. | |
It would encourage more business in the South Wales. | :03:17. | :03:25. | |
Half the price is better than no reduction at all. | :03:26. | :03:31. | |
The bridges are due to be switched to public ownership as early | :03:32. | :03:34. | |
as the end of this year and though a new system for paying could take | :03:35. | :03:38. | |
longer, the aim is to introduce the new lower tolls as soon | :03:39. | :03:41. | |
Former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader, Lord Carlile, has left | :03:42. | :03:48. | |
Alex Carlisle was the MP for Montgomeryshire | :03:49. | :03:53. | |
A Lib Dem spokesman said they were disappointed but not | :03:54. | :03:58. | |
surprised, and that Lord Carlile had been at odds with party policy | :03:59. | :04:01. | |
on a number of occasions in recent years, | :04:02. | :04:03. | |
A defendant who cut his own throat in the dock | :04:04. | :04:10. | |
at Haverfordwest Magistrates, has been back in court this morning. | :04:11. | :04:13. | |
Paramedics were called there on Wednesday, to treat | :04:14. | :04:15. | |
33-year-old Lukasz Robert Pawlowski from Pembroke Dock, | :04:16. | :04:18. | |
who was being sentenced for a sexual assault. | :04:19. | :04:21. | |
Today, he was charged with possessing a blade | :04:22. | :04:23. | |
to appear at Swansea Crown Court next month. | :04:24. | :04:29. | |
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder, | :04:30. | :04:31. | |
after a man who was found unconscious on a pavement | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
The 41-year-old was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital last | :04:35. | :04:39. | |
night, after being discovered on Keene Street. | :04:40. | :04:41. | |
Two men aged 18 and another who's 17 are in custody. | :04:42. | :04:48. | |
Some homes have been evacuated and a major clean-up operation | :04:49. | :04:50. | |
is taking place in the north of Powys tonight after a burst | :04:51. | :04:53. | |
water pipeline caused flooding in the village | :04:54. | :04:55. | |
Up to 40 properties have been affected, | :04:56. | :05:00. | |
The water main, which carries water from Lake Vyrnwy to Oswestry, | :05:01. | :05:05. | |
Torrents of water rushing down the street. | :05:06. | :05:13. | |
Residents captured this footage describing it like a river flowing | :05:14. | :05:16. | |
The water spilled into gardens and a dozen properties in its path. | :05:17. | :05:21. | |
Several fire crews attended the scene with homes, | :05:22. | :05:23. | |
the local shop, the Post Office and village hall all affected. | :05:24. | :05:30. | |
Any water that is fast flowing can cause problems for anyone. | :05:31. | :05:33. | |
There is quite a lot of damage to properties with water entering. | :05:34. | :05:38. | |
Thankfully the community are getting together to help each other out. | :05:39. | :05:47. | |
United Utilities which owns the pipeline say the flooding | :05:48. | :05:49. | |
was down to a burst on one of the pipes carrying water | :05:50. | :05:52. | |
Powys Council delivered sandbags to protect homes but for some | :05:53. | :06:00. | |
they weren't enough to stop the fast flowing water. | :06:01. | :06:03. | |
The wife called me and said the house was flooded. | :06:04. | :06:07. | |
I came home through the back door and the yard was full, | :06:08. | :06:10. | |
The living room here, we put sandbags down | :06:11. | :06:15. | |
The water came through here to about six inches deep | :06:16. | :06:20. | |
and within half an hour it was a foot deep here. | :06:21. | :06:23. | |
A foot deep in there and all through the back rooms as well. | :06:24. | :06:26. | |
The water main has now been isolated and the cause of the burst pipe | :06:27. | :06:38. | |
12 households are spending the night in hotels and B accommodation. | :06:39. | :06:42. | |
Residents will have to assess the full extent | :06:43. | :06:44. | |
The Children's Commissioner for Wales says new guidance on home | :06:45. | :06:52. | |
education does not protect the rights of children. | :06:53. | :06:54. | |
Dr Sally Holland is renewing calls for a compulsory register | :06:55. | :06:57. | |
of home-educated children and says the reluctance | :06:58. | :06:59. | |
The Welsh Government says it's still considering the potential | :07:00. | :07:03. | |
The president of Wrexham foot boat club Supporters' Trust has stepped | :07:04. | :07:18. | |
down from his post. The trust owns 100% of the club and Bryn Law has | :07:19. | :07:23. | |
questioned whether fan ownership is working. In a statement on social | :07:24. | :07:27. | |
media the said performances were short of what fans deserved with | :07:28. | :07:30. | |
Wrexham 15th place in the National League. The trust which took over | :07:31. | :07:34. | |
the club in 2011 has been asked to comment. | :07:35. | :07:36. | |
Rugby and the Dragons kept their European Challenge Cup | :07:37. | :07:38. | |
knock-out stage hopes alive with a win over | :07:39. | :07:40. | |
The hosts left it late but secured a vital bonus point victory. | :07:41. | :07:44. | |
The final score at Rodney Parade was 34-10. | :07:45. | :07:47. | |
Time for the weather now. How's the weekend looking Derek? | :07:48. | :07:55. | |
There is a change on the way. But right now it's still cold out there. | :07:56. | :08:02. | |
Snowing in places and some tricky driving conditions in Powys. Further | :08:03. | :08:10. | |
wintry showers tonight. Some of them heavy with a mix of hail, sleet and | :08:11. | :08:14. | |
snow. Some places will miss the land stage right. Some clear sky and | :08:15. | :08:19. | |
Frost and these temperatures close to freezing or below. A slippery | :08:20. | :08:27. | |
starting places tomorrow morning. Again more of these wintry showers, | :08:28. | :08:31. | |
some of them heavy. Most of the snow on higher ground. Some places will | :08:32. | :08:36. | |
be drier and bright with sunshine. Across the rest of the UK are frosty | :08:37. | :08:41. | |
and though the staff are many with showers in the north and West will | :08:42. | :08:45. | |
stop a few wintry showers going down the east coast into Norfolk. Lighter | :08:46. | :08:51. | |
winds tomorrow. Still cold in the East. Only three Celsius in Norwich. | :08:52. | :08:56. | |
Milder weather in Plymouth. Close to home in Wales a few bright intervals | :08:57. | :09:01. | |
but a lot of cloud as well. Some more showers. Some of them heavy but | :09:02. | :09:11. | |
falling mainly as rain. Some places will stay dry. Lighter winds | :09:12. | :09:14. | |
tomorrow and temperatures will be higher. Still wintry on Snowdon | :09:15. | :09:23. | |
tomorrow. Strong winds and showers. Showers to come tomorrow evening | :09:24. | :09:27. | |
will gradually fade then some rain will spread southwards later in the | :09:28. | :09:32. | |
night and not quite so cold. All change on Sunday. Milder air moving | :09:33. | :09:36. | |
in from the Atlantic and that will bring plenty of cloud and patches of | :09:37. | :09:44. | |
rain and drizzle. A change on the way. Gambon Monday but dry and cold | :09:45. | :09:48. | |
again. We'll be back with our next update | :09:49. | :09:51. | |
at 5.30pm tomorrow evening. From all of us here, | :09:52. | :09:54. | |
have a lovely weekend. Why wouldn't | :09:55. | :09:56. | |
he even look at our offer? You treat sickness of the mind, | :09:57. | :10:07. | |
doctor. | :10:08. | :10:11. |